Leo looked past the doctor and saw Prue slide down the wall. "Prue." Was all he said as she got off the chair and went to the oldest sister. "Where have you been?"
"I. I don't know."
"Come on." he wrapped his arms around her and guided her into the room
"What...What's going on?" she managed to ask as Leo sat her in the chair
"What's going on? What's going on! You left us that's what's going on. And now our sister is fighting for her life in some room alone in this damn hospital." She yelled at her sister as she tried to push herself up on to one elbow, ignoring the pain that it was causing.
Prue looked at her sister, the pain obvious on her face. She knew that she deserved that. She had left them. Left them when they needed her most. And now their sister was fighting a fight she may not even win.
The doctor watched the outburst from his patient but knew that this was a private family moment and took it as a sign to leave the room exiting quietly.
Leo didn't say a word, he knew it was not his place to say anything. This was their fight, something that the three of them had to work out themselves. If the three of them are ever whole again.
"We've lost our powers. Did you even now that? Do you even care!?" she yelled again, only this time the pain in her ribs got to much and she eased herself back a little.
Leo seeing the discomfort she was in helped her back down. "You ok?"
"No. But thanks for asking Leo." She glared over at her sister. She could feel the anger boiling inside her. She couldn't ever remember being that angry with any of her sisters.
Prue sat in the chair not moving. She couldn't it was if she was frozen in time. "Where is she?"
"Oh, so now you decide to play big sister. A little late Prue."
Prue wanted to just get up and leave but as she stood and started for the door she stopped at the sound of the hurt voice behind her.
"That's right Prue. Leave. That's what you're so good at lately. Maybe you were right. Now we can get our lives back to normal. So just go. Go find your new life somewhere else." She spoke, but she realized to late that maybe she was pushing to hard. But it was too late, the words were spoken. She couldn't take them back.
She snapped. She knew what she had done but she didn't need the constant reminder echoing in her mind as to what happened. What she had let happen.
She spun around and faced her sister, "That's right Phoebe, get angry at me. It is my fault that Piper is here somewhere fighting for her life. It's my fault that we lost our powers. It's my fault that Andy died. It's always my fault, it comes with being the oldest sister. The responsible one. Did you ever think of my feelings? Huh lil sister? Did you for one moment try and put yourself in my place?" Prue stood her ground as she glared over at Phoebe lying on the bed stunned. "I couldn't handle it any more Phoebe. Ever one I love dies and it's all because of this stupid heritage that we've gotten. You were to young to remember when Mum died, Phoebe, the pain we all felt, The nights you cried all night in my arms wanting her so bad, crying so hard it made you sick. Then again when Grams died and now Andy. It's all because of us being witches. All it ever does it get those close to us killed. And now Piper, you, and believe it or not but almost me." She soften a bit as she looked deep into Phoebes eyes and could see the hurt inside."It doesn't matter if we have our powers or not Phoebe. You were right. They will come after us anyway." Prue felt the hot tears running down her face as she wiped them away
It was then that Phoebe noticed the cast on her sisters' arm. The bandage on her forehead.
Leo had stepped out of the room and was now closing the door quietly behind him. The two of them needed to work this out on their own. It was something he couldn't help them with. Making his way down the hall he inquired where Piper was.
Entering her room quietly he sat in the chair beside the bed and held her hand. Running his hand over the top of her head he bent close to her. "You hang in there Piper. I love you too much to have you leave me now, and so do your sisters." He placed a soft kiss on her cheek as he kept vigil beside her bed.
Phoebe saw the tears running down Prues face freely. It was the first time she could ever remember her oldest sister crying in front of her. She felt her own guilt now as she recalled what she had said. She was hurt and scared and she lashed out at the one person that she could at the time. Her big sister. "Prue. I'm..."
"Don't say you're sorry Phoebe. I deserved every word of what you said. I did leave you two. And look at the consequences. You're lying here hurt and Piper is in a coma."
Phoebe soon felt her own tears. She hadn't meant to hurt Prue, she just felt her anger and she needed an outlet to vent at. She thought she was mad at Prue, but she realized that she wasn't really mad, Just hurt that she had left them and wouldn't come to them when she was so sad.
Prue took a hesitant step forward and saw Phoebe reach her hand towards her. She step up to the bed and pulled her baby sister into a loving embrace. "I'm so sorry Phoebs."
"It's ok Prue. You're here now and that's all that matters." Phoebe seemed to almost melt into Prues arms as her sister held her tight.
He walked into doctors' lounge and saw the doctor that he was looking for. The one that was caring for the sisters. He quickly explained to the doctor what he was doing there and who he was.
"Relax Dr. I'm a doctor at Sun Valley hospital outside of San Diego. I just wanted to let you know of the condition of Prue Halliwell."
"The oldest sister."
"Yes. I think she is prone to delusions and has already been institutionalized at our hospital."
He looked at him in shock. "Then why is she here now?"
"Someone told her about her sisters and she left the hospital."
"And you are here to escort her back."
"Yes. But I was hoping to do it quietly. So as not to disturb your other patience."
"I'll see what I can do." He said as they sat down and discussed the ways to get Prue from the hospital without disturbing too much of the regular order around the hospital.
Prue held Phoebe in her arms as her baby sister slowly drifted off to sleep. A place that she soon found herself drifting off to.
Lucy looked in as the sister slept, knowing what they all meant to each other she closed the door and quietly made her way towards the nurses' lounge.
He walked quietly up to the bed, so as not to wake those sleeping on it. He waited a moment to be sure as to what he was doing. Placing the needle against her skin he pressed down pushing the needle into her.
Prue felt the prick and pain of the needle entering her skin. Waking she looked up into the cold eyes of Dr. Wright. She tried to pull away but she felt the hands holding her down.
"Now Prue. Just relax and everything will be ok."
She looked over at the man that had told Phoebe about Piper. What had happened? Why were they there? Why was everyone trying to make her forget her heritage? Why now with them having no power was everyone trying to hurt them?
Prue looked up at him. The man from a few days before. "No. You can't take me. I won't let you!" She cried out as they held her down. "No you can't take me from them." she now screamed, out causing Phoebe to wake though the only thing she saw was her sister being pulled from the room by strange man.
"Prue? Wait no, bring her back. PRUE! YOU PROMISED! " Phoebe cried out as she watched her sister being taken away from her.
